Abraham

[ˈaːbʁaham]

/[ˈaːbʁaham]/ name

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The verdict

“Abraham” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,497
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-abraham · Abraham · German

Abraham · rank #9,497 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,497
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ablegen

Nearest frequency peer: ablegen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Abraham“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Abraham“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abraham vs Abrahams
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Abraham
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbraham
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːbʁaham]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,497
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Abraham“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Abrahamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ablegen“ (#9,496), „absolvieren“ (#9,498), „abgeleitet“ (#9,495). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Abraham“ bei #9,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Abraham (IPA [ˈaːbʁaham]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,497 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abraham, with forms such as "abarham", "abbraham", and "abraahm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abrahams", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Abraham, spelled A-B-R-A-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Abraham appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor elf Uhr steht Abraham an Werktagen nie auf.

Synonyms

Abram

This word in other languages

Abraham(English)Abrahán(Español)Abraham(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abarham
  • abbraham
  • abraahm
  • abrahamm
  • abrahham
  • abrahma
  • abrhaam
  • abrraham
  • arbaham
  • baraham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abraham - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

abarham2abbraham1abraahm2abrahamm1abrahham1abrahma2abrhaam2abrraham1
Edit distance from "Abraham"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abraham"?
"Abraham" is spelled A-B-R-A-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːbʁaham].
What does "Abraham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Abraham" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Abraham"?
"Abraham" is commonly confused with "Abrahams". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abraham"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abraham" is [ˈaːbʁaham]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abraham" come from?
"Abraham" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abraham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ablegen#9,496vorigen#9,484bleibst#9,517Urteile#9,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

beitritt10 variantsupdates10 variantsSteiner10 variantsSchirm10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list